Bead Blog

I’m pleased to announce that Cairngorm Designs will have a space at the Contemporary Crafts Market on November 13-15 at the Pasadena Convention Center in Pasadena, CA. I am honored to be in the company of a group of very talented craftspeople at this show. Come and check it out, you won’t be disappointed. For….

I had a vision of an all-black piece, with amber chips scattered throughout. I decided that since I was doing a mostly monochromatic piece, I would use as many different sizes, finishes, and shapes as I could. So I gathered together black beads in size 15 (the smallest ones) in both matte and shiny, size….